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Patient Throughput Time In The Emergency Department: Can Obtaining Blood Specimens In A Pre-Hospital Setting Increase Timeliness?, Arielle Rancourt
Patient Throughput Time In The Emergency Department: Can Obtaining Blood Specimens In A Pre-Hospital Setting Increase Timeliness?, Arielle Rancourt
Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council
The Emergency Department (ED) at Mid Coast Hospital currently follows a practice in obtaining blood specimens in-hospital by emergency department staff; this is done despite the ability of pre-hospital personnel to obtain specimens at the time of intravenous catheter insertions. Our current practice may not be the most effective and timely method. Studies showed that there was no increase in hemolysis of blood specimens drawn by Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and that laboratory results were received quicker when blood specimens were obtained in a pre-hospital setting. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to decrease time from patient arrival …